Two young men from Madaripur, Bangladesh — Jafar Bepari (45) and Sirajul Hawlader (25) — have died in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya while attempting to reach Italy illegally by boat. They left home on September 1, traveling through several countries before boarding a motorboat with about 50 others on October 14. The boat ran out of fuel mid-sea and drifted for a week, during which several passengers, including the two Bangladeshis, died from cold. Families learned of their deaths through Libyan intermediaries. Relatives accused a local human trafficking agent, Lokman Sardar, of taking 3 million taka from both families with false promises of safe passage to Italy. Police confirmed awareness of the deaths but said no official complaint had yet been filed. Authorities are expected to investigate once a formal complaint is lodged.